"Without the community, there would be no Asian American movement,” says Yvonne Kwan, associate professor of Asian American Studies at #sjsu. “Even before PJ and Roy Hirabayashi became the heartbeat of the AAPI community in San José with taiko, they were already exemplars of what young people could do when they had put their mind to being the authors of their own histories.” Read how San José Taiko, founded by the Hirabayashis 50 years ago, has expanded community activism through art, performance and education in the latest issue of #SJSUWSQ in the link in bio.